Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2344)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
441	Alex Sanger Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	8410 San Leandro Dr	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7600	769	49	15.8	72.6%	144 (18.7%)	72 (9.4%)	515 (67.0%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$10,678							74.4	70.4	532	91		481623001350
442	Wylie East J H	Public	6-8	1682 Colony Hill Rd	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 437-2360	540	41	13.2	24.1%	328 (60.7%)	26 (4.8%)	141 (26.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$8,770							74.3	74.5	443	1		484650014007
443	Tom And Nita Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Fm 731	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	654	33	19.6	37.3%	426 (65.1%)	10 (1.5%)	184 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,630							74.3	71.6	509	66		482493013255
444	Veribest High School	Public	6-12	10062 F M Hwy 380	Veribest	76886	Tom Green County	Veribest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 655-2851	141	18	8	49.6%	72 (51.1%)	4 (2.8%)	64 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,219							74.3	57.5	838	394		484404007463
445	Pottsboro Middle	Public	5-8	1401 Katy Ln	Pottsboro	75076	Grayson County	Pottsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 771-2982	440	31	14.1	30.2%	355 (80.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$8,315							74.2	63.4	706	261		483558008576
446	Hallettsville J H	Public	5-8	410 S Russell St	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Hallettsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-2242	305	25	12	34.1%	214 (70.2%)	20 (6.6%)	62 (20.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$10,176							74.1	70.8	523	77		482212002224
447	Holliday Middle	Public	6-8	751 College Ave	Holliday	76366	Archer County	Holliday Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 586-1314	261	20	12.7	20.3%	222 (85.1%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$7,964							74.1	78.7	348	99		482340006118
448	Harmony School Of Science- San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5566 Wiseman Blvd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 267-9954	602	35	17.1	42.4%	103 (17.1%)	113 (18.8%)	291 (48.3%)	57 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	$12,571							74.1	73.2	464	16		480026614162
449	Brazos Middle	Public	6-8	702 Educators Ln	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6814	203	17	12.1	54.2%	89 (43.8%)	7 (3.4%)	99 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$10,190							74.1	69.6	546	97		484447005076
450	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,306	80	16.2	76.1%	96 (7.4%)	70 (5.4%)	1,092 (83.6%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.3%)	$11,543							74	66.2	634	184		480027212339

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 25, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.